Jeff shares an exclusive story of playing a round of golf with coach Jimmy Valvano. Wait until you hear what happened!

Coming out of High School, Jeff Ruland and Magic Johnson shared the honor of being two of the top prospects in the country.. While Jeff could pound the boards inside and shoot like a hawk outside, Jeff is a man of dignity, transparency and passion. Listen to man who earned his way to the top despite many obstacles that attempted to keep him down.

Today, Jeff reflects on his journey with a no-nonsense attitude, but one that is inspiring and proves that adversity will most always be a catalyst for a mindset of success. A 6'11", 280 pound center, Jeff went from Sachem High School in Suffolk County, New York, to Iona College on a basketball scholarship and played for coach Jim Valvano. Jeff was the big gun on the Gaels' 1979-1980 team that beat eventual national champion Louisville 77-60 at Madison Square Garden during the regular season and compiled a 29-5 record en route to a number 19 national ranking, the best in the school's history.

After his playing days, Jeff became an assistant coach under the Philadelphia 76ers Fred Carter during the 1993-94 NBA season. He then returned to coach at his alma mater, Iona. Today he is a professional scout with the Washington Wizards.

Lauren Challenges The CEO of Nike And Respectfully Demands Nike Uses Real Athletes As Opposed To Models For Their Ad Campaigns.

Lauren Fleshman Grew up in CA where she was a State champ in both cross-country and track. As a student-athletes at in college at Stanford University, Lauren is now considered one of most decorated and consistent NCAA athletes in Stanford and NCAA history and recently become a Stanford Hall of Fame inductee in 2013. Lauren has been extremely successful in promoting her brand, including a long running relationship with Nike. Lauren left Nike in 2013 for an opportunity to compete for a start-up women's running apparel company called Oiselle. Lauren is also the co-founder of Picky Bars, an athletic lifestyle health food brand that seeks to motivate, educate, and inspire active people to live an awesomely athletic life. 

When Lauren has a minute to sit down from being a wonderful mom and wife, she is an accomplished writer, having authored a women's training diary. She is also a contributing editor at Runners World and writes a column called "The Fast Life." Above all, Lauren is most extremely of the platform she has built where she has developed a sincere affinity for writing for her award winning blog at asklaurenfleshman.com. where she is know to write in a candid and open style.